Political demonstration
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| + | A '''demonstration''' or '''street protest''' is action by a mass group or collection of groups of people in favor of a [[political]] or other cause; it normally consists of walking in a mass march formation and either beginning with or meeting at a designated endpoint, or rally, to hear speakers. Historian Eric Hobsbawm says, "Next to sex, the activity combining bodily experience and intense emotion to the highest degree is the participation in a mass demonstration at a time of great public exaltation. Unlike sex, which is essentially individual, it is by its nature collective...and it can be prolonged for hours....It implies some physical action--marching, chanting slogans, singing — through which the merger of the individual in the mass, which is the essence of the collective experience, finds expression.' | ||
| - | '''Demonstration''' may refer to: | + | == See also == |
| - | * [[Demonstration (acting)]], part of the Brechtian approach to acting | + | * [[Civil resistance]] |
| - | * [[Demonstration (military)]], an attack or show of force on a front where a decision is not sought | + | * [[Civil Rights Movement]] |
| - | * [[Demonstration (people)]], a political rally or protest | + | * [[Crowd control]] |
| - | * [[Demonstration (proof)]], a conclusive mathematical proof | + | * [[Fare strike]] |
| - | * [[Demonstration (teaching)]], a method of teaching by example rather than simple explanation | + | * [[Nonviolent resistance]] |
| - | * [[Demonstration Hall]], a building on the Michigan State University campus | + | * [[Protest]] |
| - | * [[Product demonstration]], a sales or marketing presentation such as a: | + | * [[List of uprisings led by women]] |
| - | ** [[Technology demonstration]], an incomplete version of product to showcase idea, performance, method or features of the product | + | |
| - | * [[Scientific demonstration]], a scientific experiment to illustrate principles | + | |
| - | * [[Wolfram Demonstrations Project]] an repository of computer based educational demonstrations | + | |
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| - | ==Music== | + | |
| - | * [[Demonstration (album)|''Demonstration'' (album)]], a 2002 album by American singer-songwriter Landon Pigg | + | |
| - | * [[Demonstration (Tinie Tempah album)|''Demonstration'' (Tinie Tempah album)]], second album by Tinie Tempah | + | |
| - | * [[Demonstrations EP|''Demonstrations'' EP]], the first EP by We Came As Romans | + | |
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| - | ==Sports== | + | |
| - | * [[Demonstration sport]], a sport which is played to promote it, most commonly during the Olympic Games | + | |
| - | * [[Exhibition game]], a sporting event with no competitive value to any competitor | + | |
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| - | ==See also== | + | |
| - | * [[Demonstration effect]], effects on the behavior of individuals caused by observation of others | + | |
| - | * [[Demonstration farm]], a farm which is used primarily to demonstrate agricultural techniques | + | |
| - | * [[Demonstration of force]], the show of armed forces and their capabilities | + | |
| - | * [[Demo (disambiguation)]] | + | |
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A demonstration or street protest is action by a mass group or collection of groups of people in favor of a political or other cause; it normally consists of walking in a mass march formation and either beginning with or meeting at a designated endpoint, or rally, to hear speakers. Historian Eric Hobsbawm says, "Next to sex, the activity combining bodily experience and intense emotion to the highest degree is the participation in a mass demonstration at a time of great public exaltation. Unlike sex, which is essentially individual, it is by its nature collective...and it can be prolonged for hours....It implies some physical action--marching, chanting slogans, singing — through which the merger of the individual in the mass, which is the essence of the collective experience, finds expression.'
See also
- Civil resistance
- Civil Rights Movement
- Crowd control
- Fare strike
- Nonviolent resistance
- Protest
- List of uprisings led by women
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